It's Not Too Early To Start Collecting For Jubilee!

Have you heard of Jubilee? In short, it's a phenomenal opportunity to be Jesus' hands and feet to our surrounding community in need. Click here to learn more and to watch last year's video summary of the event. Then click on the Photos page for pictures that wonderfully capture the people blessed by Jubilee.

Jubilee will be happening again in September 2011 (exact date still TBD) and it's never too early to start gathering important items to give away at this event.

SSEFC has begun collecting the following items:

Shampoo/Conditioner
Deodorant
Bars of Soap

Toothpaste
4 roll pkg of Toilet Paper
Laundry Detergent 100 oz

You can place your donations on the table in the foyer area at SSEFC.

Feminine products are also being collected and can be placed in the designated boxes in the women's bathrooms.

Let's see how many families we can bless this year at Jubilee! In the coming months, as you shop, please place some of these extra items in your cart and be a blessing to others. Thank you!

Unexpected Surprises

Come and meet Matthew Isaac and greet mom, Paula Vander Schaaf on Saturday, January 8 at 10:30 am in the Fellowship Hall at SSEFC. The Vander Schaafs are so grateful that many of Matthew's needs have already been met. So, please join us in celebrating Matthew's birth by bringing a special gift to donate to Amnion Crisis Pregnancy Center instead. A list of Amnion's needs can be found at the Welcome Center at SSEFC (or see below). Any questions, call Julie Morgenstern via the church directory.

Amnion Donation Needs:
Sleepers (clothes birth to 6 mo.)
Onsies
Socks/booties
Outerwear/snowsuits
Pacifiers
Bibs
Diapers (Newborn, Size 1 and 6)
Receiving blankets
Cribs/crib sheets
Car seats
Bouncy seats

An Opportunity to be a Blessing this Christmas Eve

SSEFC is planning to bless people in our community who work on Christmas Eve by bringing them donuts and a note of appreciation. How can you help? Bring one, two, three (or more) dozen donuts to church on Christmas Eve. We will have a table to drop them off. After the Christmas Eve Service (at 5 pm), your family can sign up to take a dozen to a specific place – hospital, fire station, police station, convenience store – along with a note that we will provide telling them thank you and to have a Merry Christmas from South Suburban. If you are willing to bring donuts, please e-mail Tami Peterson with the number you will bring so she can plan accordingly. Thank you!

Sunday, Dec. 19th @ SSEFC - A Morning of Music!!

Due to the snow storm last week, the Christmas Kids' Choir was unable to lead us in worship....But they will be singing this coming Sunday the 19th in both services! The adult choir will be singing as well so our worship time will be filled with music and praise! Please consider inviting family, friends and neighbors to church this Sunday. People are open to come visit a church when the service involves children, special music and when it's around the holidays. They will also hear a wonderful message of truth from Pastor King as he continues his Advent sermon series on "Who is this Jesus?".....He is Life! John 1:1-14

A NEW Women's Bible Study Starting Jan. 11th!

The Women's Tuesday morning Bible Study will take a break the next few weeks but will start up again January 11, 2011 for a NEW session. We will meet at 9:30 am in the Journey Room to kick off our new session and introduce our new study Becoming a Woman of Simplicity by Cynthia Heald. The cost of the book is $8.00. Childcare is available from birth through Kindergarten. Newcomers are always welcome. Just come to the study on the 11th to register or you can register online. Call Stephanie Buckland at 952-686-2839 with questions. See you at Bible Study for a wonderful time in God's Word!

Christmas Social Fun

Thank you to the many hands that planned the 2010 SSEFC Women’s Christmas Social – A Country Christmas! Thanks for coming and using your beautiful hands to reach out and bless other women living in our community. The gift bags (pictured above) will be going soon to bless moms living in Dakota Woodlands. All of these gifts are given in the name Jesus whose birth we celebrate!

Women's Set Apart Conference: March 4 & 5

Mark your calendar for the 2011 Set Apart Conference: Friday & Saturday, March 4 & 5, 2011 at Northwestern College, Maranatha Hall in Roseville, MN.

Registration is now open for Set Apart: A Faith-filled Conference for Women and a dynamic, uplifting opportunity to spend time learning and worshiping with women from around the region. Your spirit and heart will be refreshed by keynote speakers Candace Cameron Bure and Lisa Harper, along with workshops, worship and conversation (Susie Larson, a past speaker on a SSEFC women's retreat will be leading a workshop!).

NWC Alumni discounts are available, plus special early bird pricing for registrations received by December 31.

Visit nwc.edu/setapart for more information. If you would like to receive Set Apart updates via e-mail, send a request to setapart@nwc.edu. You can also join us on Facebook for updates and to share with friends!

Got meals?

SSEFC Women’s Ministries is introducing a new approach to serving families in our church that are in need of assistance with meals. The new method is a web-based system provided at mealtrain.com. Please explore this website for more information. The system is free and easy to use and provides information about the family related to food allergies, likes, dislikes, etc. This will allow us to spread the word of the need by email and allow people to link from the email to the web to sign up online to bring meals.

If you would like to be contacted when needs arise, please email Pat Bennett at meals@ssefc.org. If you know of a need, please contact either the church office or Pat Bennett directly to get the communication started.